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Publication: How the illicit drug industry in Afghanistan strengthens the Taliban and weakens the West

How the illicit drug industry in Afghanistan strengthens the Taliban and weakens the West

Considering the embeddedness of the drug industry into the workings of the Taliban, the present shift…
Publication: Blurring the Lines: The Crime-Terror Nexus and the Case of ISIS

Blurring the Lines: The Crime-Terror Nexus and the Case of ISIS

The nexus between terrorist and criminal activities has resulted in the conceptual distinctions between…
Publication: Taliban: Switch from Heroin to Methamphetamine

Taliban: Switch from Heroin to Methamphetamine

The interwovenness of drug trade within Afghanistan shows its deep anchoring in society and in the lives…
Publication: Environmental Degradation in South Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Environmental Degradation in South Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The BRI is underpinned by a clear developmental logic of industrial growth that is likely to further…
Publication: (Mis)shaping the Future of Security: How Encryption Backdoors Will Affect Us All

(Mis)shaping the Future of Security: How Encryption Backdoors Will Affect Us All

Encryption methods that use mathematical means that categorically bar third parties from accessing communications…
Publication: The ASEAN Way: Regional Integration Processes and Limits to Integration in Southeast Asia

The ASEAN Way: Regional Integration Processes and Limits to Integration in Southeast Asia

As a unified bloc, ASEAN has quickly climbed the world’s political and economic ladder and currently…
Publication: South Asian Women’s Economic Empowerment - the Unfinished Agenda

South Asian Women’s Economic Empowerment - the Unfinished Agenda

Presenting some of the key factors that help explain the dismal female participation rates, considering…
Publication: ‘Fierce Tigresses’ or Cogs in the Wheel? An Examination of LTTE Female Suicide Terrorism

‘Fierce Tigresses’ or Cogs in the Wheel? An Examination of LTTE Female Suicide Terrorism

The Tamil Tigers were pioneers in institutionalizing the practice of female suicide bombings as a dominant…